Jeremy Guarnoni
Superstock 600 title to be decided in Italy?
Source: WORLDSBK.COM | NEWS - Thursday, 9th September 2010, 12:55 GMTThe next title to be decided in the WSB paddock may well be the European Superstock 600 Championship, as Yamaha MRS rider Jeremy Guarnoni has a 43-point lead over Florian Marino (Ten Kate Race Junior Honda) with only 50 points left for any rider who wins the last two races. The Yamaha-Honda battle has been a remarkable one this year, but the difference between Guarnoni and Marino is that the leader has scored a podium in every single race, including five wins, while Marino has had one DNF, and only two wins. It took the impressive home push from hometown hero Luke Mossey (Sondelsport Yamaha) to wrestle a win away from either Guarnoni or Marino at Silverstone, as none of the regular competition has managed this feat so far.Whatever happens in round nine at Imola, Marino is guaranteed at least second place now, as he is 51 points ahead of his closest rival, Berardino Lombardi. A small piece of history was made in Germany last time out, as Triumph as a manufacturer took a first pole position in this class, thanks to wild-card rider, Marc Moser (Sport-Evolution Team Triumph). Read article
Guarnoni takes another win for Yamaha in STK600
Source: WORLDSBK.COM | NEWS - Saturday, 4th September 2010, 16:51 GMTJeremy Guarnoni (MRS Racing) took a further step forward towards the championship title today in Germany after he earned yet another victory, his fifth of the year. The Frenchman now sits on 177 points compared to his countryman Florian Marino's 134, a gap of 43 points. Tony Covena (Econocom) was second, Romain Lanusse (MRS Racing) was third and Berardino Lombardi (Martini Corse Yamaha) fourth. Lombardi sits third in the championship on 83 points. Pole winner Marc Moser (Sport-Evolution Triumph) was fifth in the race at his home circuit. Marino (Ten Kate Junior Honda) was only eighth today, while front-row youngster Josh Elliott (Racedays Kawasaki) was penalized with a ride-through. Read article
Moser into new territory in Superstock 600
Source: WORLDSBK.COM | NEWS - Saturday, 4th September 2010, 10:42 GMTLocal rider Marc Moser (Sport-Evolution Triumph) continued his remarkable run of practice form to post a new best of 2'03.890 and take pole in Superstock 600, the first ever for Triumph. All the top riders improved their times today and Jeremy Guarnoni (MRS Racing Yamaha) went second, Romain Lanusse (MRS Racing Yamaha) third and British rider Joshua Elliott (Racedays Kawasaki) finished off the top four. Giuliano Gregorini (Elle2Promotion Yamaha) is fifth on the grid, Tony Covena (Econocom) sixth. Read article
Moser the fastest in first qualifying at home race
Source: WORLDSBK.COM | NEWS - Friday, 3rd September 2010, 17:03 GMTLocal rider Marc Moser (Sport-Evolution Triumph) was a popular early pace setter in Superstock 600, leading regular Yamaha competitors Jeremy Guarnoni (MRS Racing) and Romain Lanusse (MRS Racing) in the top-three battle. The leader enjoyed an impressive 0.761 second advantage over Guarnoni at the end. Joshua Elliott (Racedays Kawasaki) took a top four placing, ahead of Dutchman Tony Covena (Econocom Yamaha). Read article
Historic circuit gets WSBK machine back into gear
Source: WORLDSBK.COM | NEWS - Wednesday, 1st September 2010, 10:42 GMTThe 2010 HANNspree FIM Superbike World Championship approaches the final stretch this weekend, with the 11th round of the series taking place at the Nürburgring between 3 and 5 September. Only two subsequent rounds will remain after the restart of action in Germany - Imola on September 26 and Magny-Cours on 3 October. Located in western Germany, the Nürburgring is one of the most popular circuits for the riders, as it offers a series of challenges along its 5.137km length, and a high degree of rider satisfaction if a ‘perfect' lap is achieved. Competition in the World Superbike Championship is far from slowing down as the season begins to wind up, as current leader Max Biaggi (Aprilia Alitalia) has Leon Haslam (Suzuki Alstare) 60 points behind him, but with 150 points up for grabs for any rider who wins the final six individual races. Both of these riders raced at the Nürburgring last year but neither managed to post a podium finish. They have no shortage of immediate competitors who did in, however, with championship third place rider Jonathan Rea (HANNspree Ten Kate Honda) winning the second race in ‘09, Noriyuki Haga (Ducati Xerox) going second in race one and Carlos Checa, now riding for Althea Ducati, third in each German race. Rea is currently third on 243 points, 130 behind the lead. Checa is fourth, on 204 points. The long summer break during August has been a welcome one for some riders, but with valuable points up for grabs the mass of WSB riders will be keen to get back into full race mode this weekend. Cal Crutchlow (Yamaha Sterilgarda) pushed himself up to fifth in the championship with his first two wins in WSBK racing last time out at Silverstone. He knows his machine can win at Nürburgring, as eventual champion Ben Spies was victorious on the same model of machine in race one last year. Crutchlow's team-mate James Toseland is a two-time World Superbike Champion, but still looking for his first race success in Yamaha colours. He is sixth in the rankings, only nine points behind Crutchlow. The fight for the last few top ten places is already at fever pitch, with Noriyuki Haga, Leon Camier (Alitalia Aprilia), Michel Fabrizio (Ducati Xerox), Troy Corser (BMW Motorrad Motorsport) and Sylvain Guintoli (Suzuki Alstare) closely packed together, from seventh to 11th in the rankings. Even from Crutchlow in fifth to Guintoli in 11th, there is a spread of only 37 points, making almost anything possible in the midfield before season's end. Since the last round in Silverstone, Max Neukirchner (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda) has won a race at the IDM Superbike championship. At his home circuit in Germany he will be particularly keen to make a move back up the championship rankings from his current 18th place. Shane Byrne (Althea Ducati) is a lonely 12th at present; over 50 points clear of Jakub Smrz (PATA B&G Aprilia) and Ruben Xaus (BMW Motorrad Motorsport). Ducati privateer Luca Scassa (Supersonic Team) is the last rider inside the top 15 so far, but works Kawasaki Racing Team man Tom Sykes wants to be on the march forward at this round. He will, in his turn, have Lorenzo Lanzi pushing hard to get ahead of him on his DFX Corse Ducati. Sykes has another new team-mate in the KRT squad this time out, Northern Irish rider Ian Lowry, who is standing in for the injured Chris Vermeulen. Pedercini Kawasaki team-mates Roger Lee Hayden and Matteo Baiocco will be back in the mix in Germany. Replacing Broc Parkes in the Echo CRS Honda team will be Italian WSB debutant Fabrizio Lai. WORLD SUPERSPORT: Kenan Sofuoglu (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda) now has only one realistic championship challenger, Eugene Laverty (Parkalgar Honda) after the accident suffered by Joan Lascorz (Kawasaki Motocard.com) at Silverstone. Laverty has scored a fabulous six wins so far, but he is still behind three-time race winner Sofuoglu, by 17 points. In fourth place ParkinGO Triumph BE-1's Chaz Davies is 43 points ahead of his closest challenger, Gino Rea (Intermoto Czech Honda) who scored his first podium last time round at Silverstone. Robbin Harms (Harms Benjan Racing Honda) is close behind Rea, with David Salom also right in there for fifth, on his Triumph. Michele Pirro (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda) will come back into the fray after suffering injury at the Brno round and missing out on the Silverstone round. SUPERSTOCK 1000: Ayrton Badovini (BMW Motorrad Italia STK) carried off the overall FIM Cup last time out at Silverstone, but at the home country of his machine's manufacturer he will be out to keep his perfect win record intact. Second place in the championship is still a very live fight, with Maxime Berger (Ten Kate Racing Junior Honda), Michele Magnoni (Bevilacqua Corse Honda), Andrea Antonelli (Team Lorini Honda), Davide Giugliano (Team06 Suzuki) and Loris Baz (MRS Yamaha) all set to try and claim runner-up spot by season's end. SUPERSTOCK 600: Jeremy Guarnoni (MRS Racing Yamaha) leads his fellow Frenchman Florian Marino (Ten Kate Junior Racing Honda) by 26 points, with only these two riders in the final fight for the championship now. Federico D'Annunzio (Martini Corse Yamaha) no scored last time out but is still third, on the same 70 points total as his team-mate Dino Lombardi. TRIUMPH PARKINGO SERIES: The single make Triumph ParkinGO European Series continues apace in Germany, featuring identical Triumph Street Triple R machines, raced by a mix of experienced and amateur riders. The challenge of the Nürburgring is one that all the riders are eagerly anticipating, especially championship leader Fabrizio Perotti, who could win the title this time out if results go his way. Two rounds remain, at the Nürburgring and then the season finale at Magny-Cours on October 3rd. THE CIRCUIT: The modern-day Nürburgring is a very different one from the nearby 20th century classic, the ‘Nordschleife'. Nevertheless, the 5.137km circuit that welcomes WSBK racing this weekend still has plenty of elevation changes, fast and slow corners and overtaking opportunities. WSBK racing first started at the Nürburgring in 1998 and 1999, and returned in 2008 and 2009. High drama and close competition have been the keynotes of recent races at this venue, although being located in the Eifel Mountains the track can be subject to rapid and sometimes extreme changes in weather conditions. Read article
Superstock 600: Bettering rams
Source: WORLDSBK.COM | NEWS - Wednesday, 25th August 2010, 9:12 GMTThe season long fight for supremacy between Jeremy Guarnoni (MRS Racing Yamaha) and Florian Marino (Ten Kate Race Junior Honda) has seen them pull clear of their chasing competitors, but with three rounds left to run, for these two there is still everything to play for. A DNF for Federico D'Annunzio (Yamaha Martini Corse) at the previous round saw him forced out of his slim chance of becoming champion. With 75 points left should he win all the final three races, the current margin of 78 points between him and Guarnoni is insurmountable. Team-mate Berardino Lombardi, on the same 70 point total as Lombardi, is in an identical situation. Until the last round at Silverstone, where local rider Luke Mossey took the win, either Guarnoni or Marino had won the six races so far. Read article
WorldSBK.com takes a break
Source: WORLDSBK.COM | NEWS - Friday, 6th August 2010, 11:01 GMTWith the teams and riders taking a well-earned summer break to recharge their batteries, WorldSBK.com also follows the trend and as a result will be shutting down for the next couple of weeks. When racing resumes in September three more rounds in Germany, Italy and France remain to wrap up the other three championship titles still to be decided. In World Superbike, the battle will be between Max Biaggi (Aprilia Alitalia) and Leon Haslam (Suzuki Alstare), while Kenan Sofuoglu (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda) and Eugene Laverty (Parkalgar Honda) are now the only two realistic contenders for the Supersport crown. Ayrton Badovini (BMW Motorrad Italia STK) has already wrapped up the Superstock 1000 FIM Cup, but European Superstock 600 honours are still to be played out in an all-French tussle, between youngsters Jeremy Guarnoni (MRS Racing Yamaha) and Florian Marino (Ten Kate Race Junior Honda). So join us again in a short while for the final three exciting rounds of these championships and enjoy your holidays! Read article
WorldSBK.com takes a break
Source: WORLDSBK.COM | NEWS - Friday, 6th August 2010, 11:01 GMTWith the teams and riders taking a well-earned summer break to recharge their batteries, WorldSBK.com also follows the trend and as a result will be shutting down for the next couple of weeks. When racing resumes in September three more rounds in Germany, Italy and France remain to wrap up the other three championship titles still to be decided. In World Superbike, the battle will be between Max Biaggi (Aprilia Alitalia) and Leon Haslam (Suzuki Alstare), while Kenan Sofuoglu (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda) and Eugene Laverty (Parkalgar Honda) are now the only two realistic contenders for the Supersport crown. Ayrton Badovini (BMW Motorrad Italia STK) has already wrapped up the Superstock 1000 FIM Cup, but European Superstock 600 honours are still to be played out in an all-French tussle, between youngsters Jeremy Guarnoni (MRS Racing Yamaha) and Florian Marino (Ten Kate Race Junior Honda). So join us again in a short while for the final three exciting rounds of these championships and enjoy your holidays! Read article
Wildcard Mossey wins after close fight
Source: WORLDSBK.COM | NEWS - Saturday, 31st July 2010, 17:50 GMTLocal rider Luke Mossey (Sondelsport Yamaha) won a thrilling eight lap race with championship challenger Florian Marino (Ten Kate Race Junior), a contest that came right down to the very last corner. Mossey held off Marino to win by only 0.036 seconds, with Jeremy Guarnoni (MRS Racing Yamaha) third and Davide Fanelli (All Service System by QDP Honda) fourth. In the championship standings, Guarnoni now leads Marino by 26 points. Read article
Marino leads the Superstock 600 grid
Source: WORLDSBK.COM | NEWS - Saturday, 31st July 2010, 11:25 GMTFlorian Marino (Ten Kate Race Junior Honda) improved on his Friday time to take pole in the Superstock 600 class, his 2'13.267 overhauling early leader Luke Mossey (Sondelsport Yamaha) who is now second. Jeremy Guarnoni (MRS Racing Yamaha) got third on his Yamaha. Berardino Lombardi (Martini Corse Yamaha) went faster than he did on Friday and goes fourth off the grid for this afternoon's race. Read article
